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You can`t upgrade from XP to W7, you have to do a clean install, and you don`t have to have Vista installed to upgrade to Windows 7.

The second part of your sentence contradicts the first. I'm not going from XP to 7 I'm going XP to Vista to 7 which you then say is unnecessary because XP to 7 is totally possible as long as I have a Vista key.

I'm already looking at Kari's tutorial which clearly instructs to first do an upgrade install with the Vista CD.

warning
Remember that you need to legally own a valid qualifying previous version of Windows to use a Upgrade Windows 7, and to stop using (or uninstall) the qualifying OS while you have the upgrade installed. Microsoft only made doing a clean install from a upgrade Windows 7 possible to make it more convenient so you do not have to reinstall both the old Windows version (ex: Vista) and upgrade to Windows 7 everytime you needed or wanted to reinstall.

If you do not legally own a valid qualifying previous version of Windows, then you are violating the terms of Microsoft's Windows 7 End User License Agreement and could get your product key number invalidated by Microsoft. Plus, it is considered illegal.

For more about this, please see: Microsoft SMB Community Blog : Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade. What you need to know.

Pulled from the tutorial.

I don`t think using your friend`s copy of Vista qualify`s but let us know how you make out.

No problem, I have my Vista key on the side sticker of the computer that it came on. But if there's a huge difference between OEM/Retail versions I hope the key matches with whatever version this DVD will upgrade the XP partition to.

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Only available at their 21 US locations. No need to pre-order, just pick up a coupon between Friday June 26 to Sunday June 28
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Professional $89.99

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win7 upgrade option site spottedIts available here:
http://www.windows7upgradeoption.com
should go live on the 26th!
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